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Rep. Foster wants change in immigrant detention policy

The 34,000 requirement is purely arbitrary and does not take criminal background into consideration, Foster said.

“Imagine if there was a law that required Joliet police to keep a certain number of people in lockup every day,” Foster told a packed house at the Joliet Spanish Community Center.

Foster said he tried to change the law by proposing an amendment to Senate Bill HR15, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. However, the bill remains in limbo in the Republican-controlled House, which has opted to look at immigration issues piece by piece.